From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.

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In the decades after World War II and the atrocities of the Holocaust, Germany has deliberately

under-invested in its military.

But that's about to change.

Today, my colleague, Katrin Benholt, a correspondent in Europe and a former Berlin bureau chief on

why Germany is re-entering an era of militarization and what that will mean for its national identity.

It's Wednesday, June 21st.

Katrin, it is a rare treat to have you in the studio.

So thank you for being here.

Glad to be here.

You're not technically supposed to be here.

You're a European-based reporter at the times.

The reason you're here is because you're going to be filling in for my co-host, Sabrina

Tabernici, whose obligation.

But instead of posting, we're going to begin this experiment with you as guest because

you came to us a couple of days ago and said that something that had happened in your

home country, Germany, was a big deal.

And I didn't see it right away, but I want you to explain what you meant by that.

Yes.

So last week, for the first time ever, Germany published a national security strategy,

which sounds like something our country does.

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